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Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
How People bee. Death.

The manner in which people meet
death has always been matter of deep
interest TO the living, and historical rec
Ords abound with descriptions of the last
moments of human lives, great and
small. 1t is thing about which every
one is curious. The Death not long ago
of a woman who had suffered long from
painful disease was a striking exhibition
Of calInness and thoughtfulness. 1t was
IN an early hour Of the morning and the
gas was burning in her chamber. APP
parently arousing from slumber, she said
to her sister: at is dark; light the gas ~
She was told that it was already burning.
Then light the other JET" was the re-
spouse. This was done, but she could
not see. The film of death rested on her
eyes. She realized the truth and said:
Il am going over the ferry-lay ne out
with a few fresh flowers. Good-by. -
\ brief pause and the word ''d-y-i-n-g'
was deliberately spelled, and then brave
spirit went to join the great majority
Chicago Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Floating Islands of west Africa.

Down the broad, sluggish Old Calabar
river came slowly to meet us a long pro-
cession OF floating islands (soIne Of which
were Of considerable size, formed Of wild
grass and earth torn from the soft bank
~ the current These curious waits are
quite common feature in the Lower
Congo, and have occasionally been met
with rs FAR out at sea as tie PORTUGUESE
lslet Of Anno BON. This marvel was
speedily supplemented by another and q
greater, viz, the studding of the roots
and dropping branches along the waters
edge with large sized oysters. This GER
talnly sounds like an extract from the
memoirs of Baron Munchausen. but in
realty the phenomenon is very easily ex-
pialned. Here, as in many islands of the
Pacific, the oysters attach themselves at
high tide TO the submerged bouehs and
roots, and when the ebb leaves them bare
they certainly have all the appearance of
actually growing upon the trees. In fact
IL Is fayorite joke with the old residents
TO persuade ''greenhorn" that the stand
ara local dainty is a dish of tree oysters
freshly gathered from the bough.
Alter these moving islets appeared one
OF a more stationary kind, one bristling
mass OF gloomy mangroves down to the
very edge. This was the famous ''Par-
rot Island" inhabited by the glorifed
spirits of popular speakers, agitators,
and accomplished schoolgirls, under the
appropriate form of gray parrots, in which
capacity they are almost as talkatiye and
quite as intellectual as they were in
their original shape Just at this point
a drilling rain begins to fall, and
through the cold, leaden dimness which
IL spreads around Us the dreary piano.
rama looks tenfold more weird and
CHASTITY than before.-Duke Town Cor.
New York Times.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

The second grand California excursion of
J, TIE Old Reliable Missouri Pacific railway
will leave Wichita on the morning of Janu-
: airy % The same arrangement as was made
on their excursion of January II will be
made on the coming one. A through Pull
! man Dalace car will be run from Wichita to
Los Angeles, Gala, stopping one day at
Paso del Norte, the quaint and renowned
city of Mexico. Those desiring TO visit Cal
afornia at rates low as the lowest and get
accommodations par excellence, please call
on E. A Smith, 100 Main street for full in
formation at once IN order to make satiSfac-
tory arrangements in regard to berths, etc.
d54-tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

General Offices st. Louis, Fl. Scott g. Wic!-
tia Railroad Co, Wichita, Kan, January
2S, 1887.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
The St Louis, TT. Scott 81 Wichita Railroad
Co for the election of directors for the ensu-
ing year and for the transaction OF such
other business as may come before the meet
ing, will be held at the office of said com
prny in the city of Wichita, Kan, on Tues
day, the first day of March next A. ID. 1887,
at 10 O'clock M, or at any hour thereafter
that quorum may be present
j. II. RICHARDS, Vice-Pres
DOB pos H. G. HADLEY, Asst. Sec'y.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Whce1er's addition.
a Plain business Letter.
lG33-tf

Plain business Letter.
< % ". Morris, wholesale and retail drug
gisf l3J Commercial street, Emporia, Kan,
Jan. 10, ISL chamberlain * Co., Dies
MONIES, Iowa: Gentlenen-In sending to you
Tie enclosed order for a gross OF your Cough
Remedy, allow me to say that without any
exception 1t is the best selling goods now IN
the market. have sold great amount OF
10 during the past year 20 the citizeus Of this
place and nave the first complaint to hear.
i6 IS the best article to use for Group / eve}.
sold, being pleasant to take. which is an I'M
portant feature where children have to take
medicine Sold by Aldrich & Brown, aud
j. =. Allen d55-tf.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Wheeler's addition.

The directors of the Wichita School of
Music desire to inform the public that they
will be at the school, No. $40 North Main
street, from . to O'Clock p. IN. daily for the
purpose of receiving pupils, and giving any
information that may be desired regarding
the school dG:}-tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
SppPjal Notice.

w. B. Hendryx will be found on the Uni
versity Place from 10 a. m. to IL III and from
8 p. IN. to ) p. M, and all persons who wish
to look at lots or transact business there
will be accommodated Mr. Coop has a few
lots for sale on Elizabeth avenue. These
lots are first class and will only be offered a
short time Cliff
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
4 Great pelicacy.

Skunk meat is great delicacy for the
Cinnamon and S:washes Indians near
False creek. British Columbia The ami
mails are very plentiful in that region.
and they are being hunted with great
.acrarDaSS
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
nc,Xa Lockwood's Capital Letters.

Bclva A. Lockwood makes better CAPT
tails than any other woman in America.
She uses green wax and seals with q
thimble.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Notice.

We have customers for Main. Douglas ave,
Market, Lawrence, Topeka, Emporia and
Fourth ave property. Parties having prop
erty on the above named streets and wishing
it sold Will please leave list with Us. Hardy
Solomon & Sons, 327 Douglas avenue.
diff
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Whet lar's addition.
Special Meeting.

A special meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Arkansas Valley Agricultural society
will be held on Saturday, February 9Th,
1887, at O'Clock p. m, at Justice Barrett 5
office. 40 North Main street, up stairs, for
the transaction of important business.
D. A. MITCHELL, Sec.
Wichita January p. 1881. wi5 u
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Dissolution.

The copartnership heretofore existing I'M
der the firm name of Hutchings, Cox q Co.
is this day dissolved by mutual concent, Mr..
g. Hutchings retiring. All claims outstand-
= will be settled by the remaing members
o. the firm. G. HUTCHINGS,
l.. NJ. Cox,
6f-oWit j. c. HUTCHINGS.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
4 Diabolical Trip.

About as harassng and diabolcal a
trip as ever made in a gale was three
days siedge trip of 100 miles to whaler
in the arctic regions in search of provis-
ions.-Lieu:. Schwatka.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
AN uNDERToNE.

4 syllable OF dew that drips
From out lily laughing lips
Could not be sweeter than the word
! listened TO, yet never heard.
For, oh, the woman hiding there
Within the shadows of her hair
Srai;e to me in an undertone
SO delicate, my soul alone
But understood il as moan
OF some weak melody Of wind
heavenward breeze had left behind.
james Ebitcomb Riley.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

Desiring to close out my entire stock OF
watches, clocks, jewelry and silverware,
will offer them to the public from now until
Feb. LIST at less than manufacturers prices
Agnes Sommers. d25-tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

Try B. Garcia & Co.'S celebrated Havana
cigars at Aldrich& Browns drug store Howe
g. Saur or the Wichita News Co. Cuban
hand made and strictly untlavored. d6l-12tS
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

103 feet on Emporia avenue, south OF
Second street, for q few days
= se3-tf BUNNELL 81 MoREEOCSE.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

Sealed proposals for cut stone and the lay,
ING of the brick of Garfield University will
he received until Feb. 10, 1887. Specifica-
lions and details can be seen at the Office OF
Proudfoot 4 Bird, in Wichita. Kan Send ali
proposals to ". B. Hendryx. Prest. 0i-f
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

We always have special bargains on Col
lege Hill and vicinity from p foot lot to
an S0-acre tract. Allen, Graham q Jones.
35tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Magic Hin, Magic Hill.

Call and see plat of Magic Hill at once and
: secure the finest suburban homes in the city
on cay terms Allen, Graham q Jones
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
ShSeler's addition.

Special bargains on Douglas avenue and
Main street. Allen, Graham & Jones. 35tf
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

30 feet on Lawrence avenue, between
First and Second streets, for q few days
d63-tf BUNNELL * MoREHOUSE.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

One hundred feet front on Fifth avenue,
1871 feet deep. Street cars pass the same.
Price 81. 900 for this week only. Enquire at
the Enterprise. 100 East Douglas d64-6t
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

Try b. Garcia & Co. S celebrated cigars at
Swentzeii s. Douglass Cuban hand made
and strictly unfiavorcd Gl-l2t|
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

The less property you buy of Hotchkins &
Wheeler the more money You lose.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Second California Excursion.

A large list of choice inside property
HotchkIu's q Wheeler'S 6i-6t
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

We have some very extra bargains on
Main street and Market streets if taken Soon.
For terms and location call upon
Cox & WAIT.
No 2l3 North Main street. eft
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

Sterns, the ticket broker, has removed TO
No. $50 n Main st. l6f
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
A Rare Chance.

If Won want corner lots go to Hotchkins x
Wheeler: they have got EN- oi-ot
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Notice to builders.

Take Cannon Ball Stage" from Cullison
for Greensburg 53t
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

Two show cases for sale cheap by Post, the
r,awnbroker, 42S Douglas ave. d6l-u
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

- SS, Hotchkins & Wheeler for a choice
residence corner on North Topeka 646t
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

All kinds of building stone constantly on
hand Call on the Augusta Stone company,
roe East Douglas avenue. dll4-u
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

A fire snare drum cheap. Post, the pawn
broker delft
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

See Hotchkins q Wheeler on Rosenthars
addition. b4-Ot
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
A Special Bargain.

so acres ON No. | land under cultivation :;
Two and one-hslf miles from new bridge
ass,,ss Arkansas river; we'll worth 500 per
g, Price, sos per acre for short time.
WALKER & Fielder,
d6a-tf. Room IL. Hartwic Block.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04

. At our Office on and after January LIST, 1897,
) with special bargains IN any portion OF me
city. Allen. Graham Il Jones. 35t
Hotchkins Il Wheeler can sell you fine res
idence property, land don't you forget it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-02-04
Wheeler's addition.

Hotchkins & Wheeler can sell you inside
.-.>....r tI-t.t
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08

daku, Il l4ysz czkowieka, kto'
rego navel ME znasz.
Lecz ola czego, to il ci po-
WIEN. Widzisz, W ten sam
dzieh JUL wywiedzia}em sic,
2 kad to wypfynefo: Ma !dniu
26 b. m., t. j. W Piatek, byf
pewien j jegomosd pod No. y.
Division str, majac ~przesfana
mu odbitke tego artystyczne-
go artykuliku. Ma nieszczescie
szukany bawll pod ow czas
W r u k o W a y B e c b, "a
tenn odwiedziny ME odniosfy
po3adanego skutku.
Ludzie, iak CT, ktorym fame-
LA pozosta,Ol2a haa6e, zonniast
hono'u, DO o tsj caty Krahow
wle-nastepnle jak d%etraudoncl
poczty Gorqoozlna, z1odzieja Ko-
mltetu orgamlzacWnego ita1sze-
re plenedzy a mastepnle z21odzle-
je gazet Warszawshl;ch z Cooper
Instytuu W New Yorku, ME
So w stanie mi szkodzi6. Ola
czego?-Bo So "a nadto po-
dli.-
Ale ty, bfaznie, radze CT,
trzymaj morde W porzqdku,
DO z New Yorku do Chicago
je3eli wezme Limited Train, to
"a "a godzin jestem miedzy
Waml, a W tenczas zadna ST.
la ludzka ME jest W stanie,
obronic sic pred zylastq re-
ka Krakowskiego murarza.
Jozef tabecki
235 b. 2 Str.
HACCZE IA WAR USA!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08

pierwszym %liscie, pisanym z
Chicago W Ameryce, ,Munio"
zawiadomif rodzicow o losie
swoim-nie do zazdrosci!...
Otto wybrawszy sic z War
szswy z kinkunastu zaledwie
rublami, stanaf W nowym
swiecie.
Bee chleba, be- dachu i bez
%znajomosci, pierwszy raz do
p;ero prawdziwie zap}aka} i
zrzuciwszy pyche 2 serca, pc.
czaf szukaG pracy...
A ME byfo to tax fatwem,
jak mu sic z poczatku wyda-
wafo.
Biedny F.. przepedzif diva
dnl 0 gfodzie, zanim wynalazf
sobie zatrudnienie, przynoszace
mu dolara dziennie...
Praca ia byfo-po.npowa-
ME woody PREY nowo buduja-
cej sic kamienicy-dla mula-
rzy.
F.. ME wstydzif sic nowego
Obowiazku dziekOwaf
Opatrznosci "a wyratowanie
go o smierci gfo1owej..
Prosif rodzicow o przysfanie
mu Kilku polsklch ksiazek,
gdy4 nigdzie ME miaf sposo-
bnosci uslyszeG rodzinnego je-
zyka, a p~orozumiewaf sic z
cudzioziemcami, robotnikami,
ma mig,...
Pahstwo F.. uczyniwszy "a
dose prosbie syna, cd chwili
wysfania ksia3ek ME otrzyma-
Ii listu przez lat diva.
Dopiero W nadesfanym W
dniu wczorajszym, MILDLY F..
prosi o bfogosfawiehstwo ma
zawarcie zwiqzku maf2ehskie-
go z corka Jozefa Klimka,
majstra slusarskiego W Chica-
go, u ktorego wyzwollf sic
swieao ma czeladnika.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08
PEACCLE Ia
Clos Polski.

Move pismo polskie p. t.
Gtos R6lski zaczefo wychodzic W
Paryzu cd d. rs lipca. Jest to
dwuuygodnik polityczny, %spoieczny
i literacki, kt6ry ma bye wydawa-
nym 1890 i q kakdego miesiaca
Artykut wstepny nO4 Redak.
cyl" zawiera program pisma, kt6re
zapowiada pomnozenie sro"kow
obrony narodowo5ci polskiej, Cd
dziafywanie przeciw wszelkim obja'
won zwatpi,nia polityczneg'; do
maya sic n zar"zem %lolerancyi
religijnej, r6wnouprawienia wszyst-
kich warstw spofeczehsiwa polskie.
go, zespolenia s'f emygracyjnych
Witamv ten nowy organ
zyczymy mu rowodzen'a.
Kawyer Rlshi w Parytu wy
chodzi r%egularnie, jak dawniej.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08
PEACOLE II WAR USA!
LOSY MUNIA.

Czytami W warszawskim
Dzlenniku ola wszysthlch z d. 4
sierpnla: Niejaki F. NJ, syn
ubogiej, lecz uczciwej rodziny,
zamieszka}ej W Warszawie--
"a zfe sprawowanie sic wyda-
lonym zostaf z gimnazyum.
Ably rodzicow ME martwi6,
trzymaf rzecz te W ia jemnicy
pred niemi.
z poczatku udzielaf lekcyj,
lecz gdy tie poczefy ME dopi-
sywac, wstapif iako prakty-
kant do jednego z domow
handlowych..
Tu ]ednak W laden sposob
oswoic sic ME mogf z obo-
wiazkami.
Zmieniwszy W ~przeciagu pol
rocza-z osln posad, pewnego
poranku znikf z horyzontu
Warszawy...
Ninety try lata, gdy W
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08
TOWARZYSTWO
PrzemyS|oWe Rem. Polskich
w CHICAGO,

Szanowny Redaktorze!
RACE faskawie umiesciG W
}amach Wiarusa nastepujaca
kumunikacya:
Ma nadzwyczajwem posie-
dzeniu Tow. Prem. Rem.
Pol. w Chicago, odbytem ma
ma dniu %. Sierpnia b. L. EOS
tall wiekszoscia gEos6w naste-
pujacy Oh. Oh. do Zarzadu
wybrani:
W. Wleklinski, PREF.
NJ. A. Wleklinski, viceprez.
j. j. Wleklinski Sekr. prot.
j. Paczkowski ~ fin.
w. Gorny kaseyr.
R d a g os odarcza.
A. Nowak
S. Waligorski
L.. SOWaGZkl
B i b o t e k z.
A. Chelewski.
Trus t e S s.
A. Bfaszczynski
%. Dankowski
W. %Szymanski
W. Muchewicz, chora2y lszy
W. Szymanski y 2gi
A. Siudzinski, marszafek
Komitet Z eatralny y.
NJ. A. Wleklinski
j. Paczkowski
A. Nowek
A. Osinski
j. Wojkowski
Wszelk1e korespondoncye, ty.
czace sic Tow. Prem. Rem.
Pol, uprasza nadspfaG sic pod
adresem:
j. j. Wlekllnski Sekr.
57l Noble Str.
Chicago III.
HACOK IA WZAR USA!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08
Cheese bye kroIem?

ChCeSZ DyC krOlenl?
KroI W tym kraju
Me W zwyczaju;
lynn W tel dobie
Gle ME zrobie.
Ale jeslis czfeku iysy
Czyli gotta masz JUL banie,
To wypefnie tive kaprysy,
WHO'S CT swieiy zn6w powstanie
ia nam TAXA medycyne,
Co jak puscisz ma MIA Slime
l tenn potrzesz glove, brode,
Wnet urosna wlosy mtode.
ChoG u Bismara -
Mech go pioruny!-
Urosna cara
Gsste koftuny.
Mole cuda, mole ivory
Chwala wszystkie profesory,
Pc mabc pisza kr6le, dwory,
Adresujac:
G. E. Story
100 g.. Second Str.
Winona Mimi.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08

A czy znasz ty,
Bracie mfody,
Michigahskie
Bory, Woody!
Znasz Bay City,
Miasto wielkie,
Gdzie rozkosze
Znajdziesz wszelkie?
Zobaczysz tam
R62ne DIVA;
Najwiecej zas
Sfynie z piwa.
Co sic W szkfance
Szumnie bury,
A Polakom
Zawsze siu3y.
Chwala dzisiaj
Wszystkie Stany
Stodki nap6j
Wyrabiany
zzszt,5 Bay City
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08

by sic " drodze ME spotkac
ze smiercia g}odowa.
P~rzybywszy do New Yorku,
stara}em sic o robote i tako-
wa znalaz}em
Lecz 3e to by}o stanowisko,
wymagajace kaucyi SO dol.
a ia pod ow czas ME znafem
nikogo, co by wymagana SUI
me "a mnie mogf stawit, ME
widzia}em innego wyjscia, jak
tylko uda6 sic ma 3ebranine.
Lecz, moi Kochany Redakto.
RE, pod '6wczas ME miafem
pojecia o 3yciu Polonii W New
Yorku i 3adnego ME zpafem
tn Polaka.
Dopiero W roku 1884. "a
pozna}em sic z pierwszym
= panem Cup a. W ia
XII sposob-nie chca tn tego
jawit-lecz jezli DR.. prawa
P. J Julian CT upk ow
fakt wyjawi, dowiesz sic pra.
wdy, podfy, nikczemny oszczer.
W owym %czasie, jak ME
mniej po5zniej, ami ia, ami ty,
ami laden z naszych rodak6w
ME znaf osobY, kt0ra ty ma
zwiskiem wymieniasz. Gdzie
Pan Jerzmanowski mieszka,
ME ME WIEN pc dis dzieh i
u 1iego ami razu ME byfem,
ma co najlepszy dow6d ia
okolicznosc, Re gdy pred II
roku, kiedy podawalem ma
aplikacya, ublegajac sic o
miejsce agenta PREY
CastleG d e n, ow pan
Jerzmanowski zasiegaf jezyka,
kto to jest Eabecki.
[ powiedziafbym otwarcie
we wszystkich g%azetach, Wy
iawszy Kropld1u, IL tie ow
%jegomosc, je1eli twierdzi, Re
mnie W 1yciu swojem W prod
widziat, ani2eli dopiero ma
pierwszem wolnem p%osiedzeniu
prezesow wszystkich Iowa
rzystw Polskich, gdzie W "a
stepstwie prezesa A n TOME
g K o W a S k e g o PREY
byfem jake sekretarz Tow.
Strzelco Langi e.
w icza.
Nastepnie music CT tn po-
wiedzleG otwarcie, il byle KEEP
ME Jest mnie w stanie wyrzu-
cic "a drzwi, gdyz dzieki ME
blu, iestem ME uposledzony
pod wzgledem silly fizycznej,
i pierwszy lepszy ME bytby
mi w stanie poradzic.
Ale z TEN m%niejsza. Jezli
kto chodzi1 zebrac do j e.
rzm an W s k i e 6 Q, to ty
ba}wanie, a ME ia.
W roku 1886, mieslqcu ma
ju, pracowafem PREY ur7adze-
niu ogrodka W domu polskim
prey 80 Ulicy, pod L.. 22o.
Pewnego pieknego poranku,
przyszed}szy W celu wykoncze.
MIA podjetej piracy, kogoz
tam spotykam? Ot62 redakto-
ra buffalowskiej 0jczyzny, spl-
tego jak cztery dziewki.
(Oho!7. -. Widziafem ciebie raz
i to mi wystarczy, by twa
pijacka morde zatrzymac W
pamieci Gale me 2ycie.
Wiesz mi, aniele, -leple! de-
braG, ani&eli krasc, udaJac
wsciekfego! -
ia ostatni raz 2ebrafem ma
diva pogrzeby, a m1anow1cle:
Otruf sic tn jeden z naszych
rodakow, s. p. Henryk
Suszczew i roku re-
szfego. Prawda, 2ebratem ma
lego pogrzeb, lecz u Jerzma-
nowskiego ME by}em. Tylko
by]o pewne cos, co do niego
posz1o, lecz W tel zebranlnle
FOL, dohrvm bytem ia ofiaroda-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-08
?. ?. Menard & 7. Stan
N%otaryusz publiczny
K0NSTABEL

i bioro handlowo-przemysiowo
komisowe.
Wyciaga a a KIT y; Wy
pisuje Margecze, Deeds
czyli kopie h ipoteki, kon-
trakty kupna i sprzeda1y,
wynajmu rentu) i wszelkie
umowy handlowe ! familijne,
take tie $ t mt y.
Kol e pieni ad re "a
prace ma wfasny k oszt.
Sprzedaje domy i Lofty
karty okretowe
Z~ABEZPIECZA CD OGNIA,
Wymienia wysefa i sciaga
pieniadze. Bioro handlowo
przemys}owo komisowe P. P.
Menard and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-23
The Street Paving Question.

The street paving question will keep bob
bling up all the time in this city until some
satisfactory plan is decided upon for paving
all the principal streets. OF course no
blame attaches 10 the Council for not doing
more in the way Of street paving than it
does. 1t would gladly pave all the streets
within the next year or two if it had the
means. Mr. Thomas, the Chairman of the
Street and Lane Committee, would like to
build monument to his name in the shape
of well paved streets, and the people would
be glad for him to have such monument,
but where is the money to come from? That
question must be answered before any gen
eral system of street paving can be adopted.
A good deal of money is now spent upon
the streets in one way and another but it
would be difficult for anybody to point out
exactly where il is spent About all that is
done at present is to move sand from one
place to another TO fill up low places, and
thus prevent pools of stagnant water from
forming.
What is chiefly desired is to get rid of the
sand. The streets are dry and very dusty
within a day or two after good rain, and
for the majority of the days Of year it is
unpleasant to walk along Bull and other
streets. 1t is out of the question, of course,
to think of putting down asphalt pave
ments Even if the streets were only a
third as wide as they are the cost of that
sort Of pavement would be greater than
the city and the property owners would be
willing to bear. If a general system of
paving is decided upon some other material
must be adopted.
Some days ago the MORNING NEWS sug-
gested that the sand mixed with clay and
the refuse of the tllrpentine stills might
make a good roadway. These materials
might not answer the purpose, but it would
not cost much to give them a trial If they
would not do shells might be tried. 1t is
certain that a good hard roadbed can be
made with them. 1t may be urged that the
dust from a shell road is just as bad as that
from the sandy streets II is true that the
dust from shell road is Objectionable, but
it would not be noticeable except on windy
days. At present every passing horse or
team raises cloud of dust-dust that is
foul with the accumulations Of century.
A shell road could be constructed at a
small expense. The roadway need not he
as wide as the street. 1t need not be wider
than would be sufficient to accommodate
three carriages abreast. The remaining
space could be turned into grass plat
The sand that would have to he removed to
make room for the shells would raise tt e
plats to the level Of the sidewalks. A road
way Of the width and material suggested
could be easily and cheaply dampened 10
prevent dust on windy days. Let Council
man Thomas devote his leisure hours to
this street paving question. He may hit
upon some plan for giving the people relief
from the inconvenience and discomforts
of sandy streets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-23
Wrestling on Horseback.
From a San Francisco Letter.


Wrestling on horseback has taken the place of
mounted sword contests on the Pacific slope
On Sunday, May 1, Seymour and Mathews ran
their second excursion to Santa Rosa and about
loo people evailed themselves of the 81 trip.
At Kronck's Park dancing was INDUCED in until
3 p. m, when Sam Mathews and Sergt Davis
were introduced to wrestle four bouts ON horse
back. This exciting sport has only just been in
troduced to the public, and the match was very
interesting. c. NJ. Anderson was selected to act
rs referee and Sergt. Charles Crowley as time
keeper
At the word ''go'' the riders dashed at each
other, and after sparring about ten minutes for
which the latter tried very hard to break Davis
finding himself in danger, spurred his horse to
try and get away from his opponent. Mathews
would not be denied, and he was dragged on to
Davis horse. The struggle then became fierce
Both men struggled on the one horse until they
worked themselves down on the side of the
saddle, and it looked as though Mathews was
getting the best of it, when Davis suddenly
threw mis- horse and gave Mathews a flying fall.
The interest taken by the crowd was very great,
and the Santa Rosa folks seemed delighted with
the first bout of mounted wrestling they had
ever witnessed.
The second bout was very spirited, and was
won by Mathews The third was disputed and
the referee ordered the men TO wrestle again.
Mathews won the fall after hard struggle.
The last and final bout was repetition of the
first, and resulted in a win for Davis, who Sc
cured the fall by again throwing his horse
Everybody was pleased with the exhibition,
and no doubt when this sport is better known il
will prove very interesting